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Kentucky man accused of threatening deputies, postal worker newly charged for alleged threats to kill judge

FLOYD COUNTY, Ky. (FOX 56) — An Auxier man who had been charged with threatening to kill a deputy with the Floyd County Sheriff’s Office (FCSO), as well as a US Postal Service worker in Prestonsburg, was given new charges on Wednesday after an alleged outburst during a courtroom video conference.
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On Aug. 9, the sheriff’s office posted on social media that Jonathan Howell, 43, allegedly threatened the post office employee before taking to Facebook to make similar threats against deputies.

The US Postal Inspector reportedly asked for felony warrants to be issued, and he was charged with second-degree disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, public intoxication, and menacing.

The floyd county sheriff’s office shared this photo of howell on social media after he’d been arrested. (floyd county sheriff’s office)

During a video conference with the Floyd County District Court on Sept. 10, an arrest warrant filed the same day shows that Howell allegedly threatened to “kill and otherwise cause bodily injury” to the presiding judge.

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Howell was charged with second-degree terroristic threatening and retaliating against a participant in the legal process.

He will be arraigned at 8 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 15, in connection with the charges stemming from the Sept. 10 conference. At 9:30 a.m., he’s set to appear in court for the charges pressed in August.

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